Gov. Bobby Jindal, 41, will take over as head of the Republican Governors Association this week.Times-Picayune archive

Gov. Bobby Jindal said Monday that Republicans need to do whatever they can to change their image as the party of the rich, according to a report on the Politico website. "We cannot be, we must not be, the party that simply protects the rich so they get to keep their toys," he told Politico in a phone interview.

Jindal's party came out on the losing end of many races on Election Day, including the biggest prize, the presidency. "Simply being the anti-Obama party didn't work," he said. "You can't beat something with nothing."

Jindal, 41, will take over the Republican Governors Association this week at the group's annual post-election conference, which gets under way Wednesday in Las Vegas.